Get in Touch with Your Feminine Side

What do Lost in Translation, American Psycho, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High have in common? Women directed them. Chicas represent less than 7 percent of filmmakers, and yet they have directed some of the biggest hits. At the Women's International Film & Arts Festival, this Friday through March 8, see what the other sex has to offer. With 80 different films hitting the silver screen, youre bound to find something you like. For starters, how about a tale of two con artist brothers whose final job takes them on a global adventure with a beautiful heiress and a sexy Japanese explosives expert? The Brothers Bloom doesn't open in theaters until May, but you can get a sneak peek and a glimpse of Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz and Adrien Brody on the red carpet at 8 p.m. opening night at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. After the show, it's the afterparty. Get your drink on with the stars for free at Karu & Y.
Feb. 27-March 8, 2009